Telephone attachment.



T. W. SMALL.

TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT.

APPLIoATIoN FILED 511213.10, 1907.

953,442, Patented Mar.29, 1910. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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T. W. SMALL.

TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1907.

953,442. Patented Mar.29,191o;

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HKM/Igny.- may A TTI/5f THOMAS W. SMALL, 0F CLEVELAND, oHo,l AssIGNo'n To THE ACME AUTOMATIC STREET INDICATING COMPANY; 0E CLEVELAND, oHIo, A CORPORATION 0E oHIo.

' TELErHoNE ATTACHMENT.

specicationvof Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 29, i910.

Application filed September 10, 1307. Serial No. 392,141.

'[o all 'whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. SMALL, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in, the county of Cuyahoga. and State of Ohio, have invented a certaln new v and useful Improvement in Telephone Attachments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,'r`eference being had-to the accompanying drawings.

rIhe object of-this invention. is to provide a simple and effective Vattachment for tele- 'phones adapted to support the receiver m proper juxtaposition to the speakerls ear, thereby leaving both his hands free.

The invention is well adapted for embodiment in an attachment for standard or desk telephones, and.is so arranged that in noi mal position it depresses the usual switch hook, while when' elevated it releases the hook .to 4effect the switching within the standard. It may be elevated to varying limits to' suit the user and is adapted to re main automatically in any of suchelevated positions.

The invention consists in the means by which the above results are accomplished as hereinafter morefully explained.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my attachment in place on a standard or desk telephone; Fig. 2 is a, plan of the attachment, the standard being sectioned -just about the hook; Fig. 3 is .a section through the pivot shaft of my attachment,

as indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig.

`Fig. 6 is a face view of the serrated disk carried by the support, and Fig. 7 is a face view ofthe disk carried by the arm.

As shown in the drawings, 10 represents the tubular standard of a usual desk telephone, this standard having the base 11 and carrying the transmitter 12 and the usual switch-hook 13, whichordina-rily carries the receiver. T he receiver vindicated by 14 is carried by my attachment.

My attachment rincludes a pair of arms or rods 20 and 21 connected by a knuckle-'oint 22 and supported from the standard y a bracket 27. The; arm 2,1A is provided with a described, but the bracket 2 forked end 23 extending half-way around the receiver barrel and cooperating with the same is a semi-circular clamping plate 24. These parts are fastened together by screws and securely clamp the receiver in place. The arm 20 at its lower end extends around a stud 26 projecting Afrom the bracket 27 which is forked at 28 andl provided with a clamping plate 29 and screws 30 by whichit is clamped 27 and the arm 20 are provided with cooperating members adapted to hold t-he arm in any position desired. As shown, such cooperating surfaces consist of serrations on the faces of two disks, one of these disks 31 being carried by the bracket, and the other 32by the arm. A spring-33 surrounding the stud and compressedby a thumbscrew 34, screwing onto the end of the stud, presses the tivo serrated surfaces together.

In' the normalposition of the parts, that is, when the telephone is out of use, the arm 20 extends substantially horizontally across the switch-hook 13 and maintains it depressed due to the weight of the arms and the receiver. In this position of the parts the teeth'on the two members 31 and 32 are to the standard 10. The bracketout of engagement with each other as shown..

member 3 1 as shown 1n Fig. 5. Tlie comthe teeth on the pression of the sprlng 33 by the nut is such ,Y

that the arm may be easily swung to cause these teeth to move past each other, while the weight of the receiver and arms is not suliicient to releasev the engagement. The

result is that the receiver may be swung up into the desired position and left there supported by my attachment as long as desired, while when the luser is through with the telephone, a slight downward pressure on the receiver or arms restores the parts to normal position.-

This attachment allows the position of the receiver to be adjusted to perfectly suit the user. Not only is the elevation'of the rod ,adjustable by reason of the ivotal support is adjustable t USC.

on the standard, both up and down and latorally. Adjustment is also allowed between the receiver andthe clamp on the rod 21.

To insure the standard against overturning, due to the weight and leverage of the receiver when the arms 20 and 2l are in alinement, I provide a suitable brace which is shown in liig. l as a bracket 40 clamped about the standard 10 and having projecting feet 42 adapted to rest arms 41 which carry on the table or desk.

lt will be seen that my invention is very simple and inexpensive in construction and is easily applied to the telephones now in It is of great value in relieving the operator of the necessity of using one of his hands to hold the receiver, whereby both hands are free. lle may for example, use

one hand to turn the pages of a record book and the other to make notations therein, as is frequently desirable by an operator receiving orders. This is'but one of numerous instances Where the attachment is of great value.

rlhe attachment will ordinarily be positioned to suit the user while seated at his desk, but at the same time the range of elevationof the rodsvis suiiicient so that, with the same adjustment, the receiver may be swung up in position for use by one standing and bending over to speak into the. transmitter.

, l claim l. The combination with a telephone having a switch hook, a member adapted to carry the receiver and extend across and bear down on the switch hook, means for supporting the member in any adjusted position and a projecting member carried by the telephone'to prevent overturning.

2. rlfhe combination, with a desk standard telephone, of a bracket secured to the standard, mechanism carried by said bracket and including an arm adapted to support the reeeiver, said mechanism normally resting on the switch-hook, but when elevated into using position releasing the switch-hook, and

dlsks having engaging teeth'mounted upon" hold the arm in the bracket and adapted to any adjusted position.

3. The combination with a telephone having a switch-hook, a member adapted to carry the receiverV and extend across and bear down on the switch-hook, and means for supporting said member in various adjusted positions.

4.' The combination with a telephone having a switch-hook, a pivoted arm adapted to carry the receiver and-extend across and bear down on the switch-hook, and means for automatically supporting said arm in various adjusted positions.

5.Y The combination with a telephone having a switch-hook, a pivoted arm adapted to carry the receiver and extend across and eeaaea lbear down on the switch-hook, a support for the arm, said lsupport and arm having coperating engageable members, and a spring acting on said members.

6. The combination with a telephone having a switch-hook, a pivoted lod adapted to carry the receiver and extend across and bear down'on the switch-hook, and means for supporting said arm in various adjusted positions, said means comprising two cooperating members, one having a series ot depressions and the other series of projections.

7. The combination with atelephone having a switch-hook, a pivoted rod adapted to carry the receiver and extend across and. bear down on the switch-hook, means -for supporting the rod in various adjusted positions, said means comprising two coperating disks having serratons on their proximate faces and a spring tending to. force said disks toward each other, and means for adjusting the spring, the teeth on the two disks being normally out of engagement with each other while the rod rests on the hook.

8. The combination, with a telephone having a switch-hook, of an arm adapted to support the receiver' at all times and to hold the same in position, adjacent the users ear when in use and adapted to extend across the switch-hook and hold it depressed,\\'h0u the receiver is not in use.

9. rlhe combination, with a telephone having a switch-hook, of a bracket, an arm pivoted thereto and adapted to support the receiver at t:all times, and to hold the saine adjacent the users ear when in use said arm extending across the switch-hook and adapted to hold it depressed, when the receiver is not in use.

10. The combination, with a ftelephone having a switch-hook, an arm adapted to support the receiver at all times, said arln extending across the switch-hook and adapted to hold it depressed when the receiver is not in use, and`insulation carried by said arm above the switch-hook.

11. The combination with a desk standard to said standard, a jointed arm carried bv said bracket and adapted to be held in various posit-ions of elevation, said arm carrying vthe telephone receiver and extending across the switch-hook and adapted to normally hold it depressed.

12'. llfn combination with a telephone having a circuit-controlling arm, a bracket, and a frame for carrying the receiver of the telephone, swingingly mounted on the bracket and adapted to rest. on said arm when swung to a depressed inoperative position and rclease said arm when swung upward in position for use.

13. In a telephone the combination of the telephone, of a bracket adjustably clamped thereby V ll l.

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support, the transmitter thereon, the v ertically movable, normally elevated contact arm projecting from the support, a receiver arm pivotally connected to the support and movable into and from a position resting upon and depressing the contact arm, and a receiver carried by the receiver arm.

14. Ina telephone the combination of the support, the transmitter thereon, the ;verti cally movable, normally elevated contact arm projecting from the support, a bracket detachably secured to the support, a receiver arm pivoted to the bracket and movable into and from a position resting upon and depressing the .contact arm, and a receiver carried lb the receiver arm.

15. n atelephone the combination of the support, the transmitter thereon, the vertif callyl movable, normally elevated contact arm projecting from the support, a receiver arni pivotally connected to the support and movable into and from a positionresting upon and depressing the Contact arm, a receiver carried by the receiver arm, and means for adjusting the position of the receiver.

16. The combination of a telephone stand having anupright body and a pivoted switch 1 lever, with a bracket adjustably clamped end o around Athe body part Lof the stand and provided with a pivot arrangedA in a horizontal plane close to the horizontal plane of the Vswitch lever, a swingingarm hinged to the pivot carried by the bracket and adapted to be swung so as to rest directly and bodily upon and be supported by the switch lever,`-

a telephone receiver, and means on the free the swinging arm for supporting'the receiver.

17. The combination of a telephone standl having an upright body and a pivoted switch lever, with a bracket4 adjustably clamped:

around the bodyI part of the stand and provided with a pivot arranged in a horizontal plane close to the horizontal plane of the switch lever, a swinging arm hinged to the pivot carried by the bracket and adapted to be swung so as to rest directly and bodily upon and be supported by the switch lever, a telephone receiver, and means on the free end of the swinging arm for supporting'the receiver said means ,consisting of a clamp -comprising one part mounted on, the end of the arm, a second part and clamping devices for drawing the parts together. j

1S. The combination of a telephone stand having an upright body and a pivoted -switch lever, with a bracket adjustably clamped around the body p art of the stand and pro- 66 vided with a pivot arranged in a horizontal plane close tothe horizontal plane of the switch lever, a swinging arm hinged to the pivot carried by the bracket and adapted to be swung so as to rest directly andbodily -upon and be supported by the switch lever, Y and means on the vfree a telephone receiver,

lbeing adjustable `pressing the same,

-upon receiver and in which the axis of oscillation is oblique when the arm is moved to bring the receiver in hearing posit-ion. 19. In a telephone, the combination of a support carrying a transmitter, a vertically movable, normally elevated switch arm, projecting from said support, a bracket detachably secured to said support, an arm pivotally mounted on said bracket and movable into and from a position resting upon and depressing the switch arm, and a receiver having its barrel embraced by a clamp upon the end of said arm, the .barrel axially'in the vclamp and occupying a position'oblique tothe switch arm.

2Q. The combination with a telephone standard having a switch lever,of a bracket carried by the standard, an arm pivoted on the bracket, said arm lying in substantially a horizontal position and bearingr down upon the switch hook, a telephone receiver carried by adapted to be raised whenthe receiver is to be used thereby releasing the switch hook.

:.rf21f'1he combination with a telephone YJ"frame having a switch hook, of an arm ,pivotall-y\ supported thereby extending above the switch hook and normally depressing the same, said arm carrying a receiver and adapted to be raised when the receiver is to be-used thereby releasing the switch hook. l

22. The combination with a telephone frame, of a bracket supported thereby, an

arm pivoted upon said bracket extending above the switch hook and normally depressing the same, said arm carrying the receiver and adapted/ to be raised when the receiver is to bel used whereby the switch hook is releasedLand means for holding said v arm-in any degree of elevated position.

. 23. The combination with a telephone frame, of a bracket supported thereby an above the switch hook and normally dereceiver and adapted to be raised when the receiver'isto be used whereby the switch hook is released, and meansl for holding said arm in any .degree of'eleva-ted position, said means comprising cooperating teeth the arm and bracket.

each other, a telephone receiver carried byl the arm, said arm lying in substantially horizontal position and pressing upon the switch hook and adapted to be raised when The combination with a telephone frame having a switch hook, of a plate supported the said arm, said arm being v iio arm pivoted upon said bracket exten fing said arm carrying the the receiver is to be used to release the switch hook and support the receiver in 'position adjacent the usersear.'

25. The combination with a telephone frame and a receiver, of an arm pivotally mounted upon said frame adapted to carry the receiver, means associated with the pivf oted part ofthe arm for holding said arm in any degree of adjusted position, said arm being adapted to lie in substantially horizontal position above the switch hook to press the same downward when the receiver is not in use.

26. The combination ofatelephone standard having a switch hook, a bracket carried by the standard, an arm pivoted upon the bracket, said arm being formed in two parts, which parts are hingedly secured together, a portion of the arm engaging the switch hook to normally depress the same, the other normally extending at right angles to the first mentioned portion of the arm.

27. A telephone standard having a switch hook, a bracket carried by the standard, a rod pivoted upon said bracket, said rod lying above and normally depressing the switch hook, an arm hinged upon the rod and normally extending at right angles thereto, a telephone receiver carried by the arm, said arm being adapted to be moved into substantial alinement with the rod and the rod to 'be raised to release the switch hook andsupport the receiver adjacent the ear of the user. v

28. The combination with a telephone having a switch hook, of a receiver, a support for said receiver, said support normally extending above the switch hook to depress the same, said support being raised in a vertical direction when the receiver is brought to the users ear, which movement of the support releases the switch hook.

29. The combination with a telephone frame having a switch hook, of a receiver, a

support for said receiver which normally extends above the switch hook and bears down thereon to depress the same, said support being joined near the middle thereof, one portion of. the support being adapted to normally be turned in toward the other portion of the lsupport and to be brought into alinement with the irst portion when the receiver is to be used, the whole support being raised, whereby the switch hook is released, and a member engaging with the base of the telephone to prevent the overturning of thesame when the arm is eX- tended.

ln testimony whereof, li hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS W. SMALL.

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. BATES, S. E. Fours. 

